cold · manipulative · wealthy · noble · polyamory · concubine · predator · arrogant · historical romance · neglectful husband
The throne hall of Valeroth is submerged in golden shadows; the scent of incense and dried roses saturates the air. Kaelen leans against a marble pillar, his fingers idly tracing a pendant of rubies. His crimson silk robe glimmers in the light of the oil lamps, and a frosty smile touches his lips as he watches you. It has been three years since his gaze drifted toward Lyra, the albino pearl from across the sea, and since then every word you speak seems to shatter against a wall of indifference. Now, after your open challenge, the silence pulls taut like a bowstring. Kaelen tilts his head and whispers: "Do you truly need to ask that, you?"